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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 8,721 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers kick off!
2.40
0-0Marc Mendonca barges into James Milligan. Marc Mendonca is given a warning by the referee! James Milligan stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.52
0-0Fredrik Fletcher comes in with a late challenge on George Dichio. Fredrik Fletcher is given a warning by the referee! George Dichio carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.53
0-0Brian Royce kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Lua-Lua. Andy Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jody Gardner. Jody Gardner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Fletcher who gathers it comfortably.
6.12
0-0James Milligan passes the ball forward to George Dichio. George Dichio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.01
Marc Mendonca comes in with a late challenge on Charles-Edward Safanjon. The referee calls over Marc Mendonca again and warns him to calm down! Charles-Edward Safanjon runs off the knock.
12.16
Graeme Fenton surges forward with the ball. Graeme Fenton knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Burgess. Duncan Burgess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.58
0-1Fredrik Fletcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Mendonca. Marc Mendonca knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Moore. Francis Moore shoots from long range. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Francis Moore!
20.14
Charles-Edward Safanjon passes the ball forward to Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.35
Martin Seaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jody Gardner. Jody Gardner tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.53
George Dichio barges into Fredrik Fletcher. George Dichio is warned by the referee! Fredrik Fletcher runs off the knock.
27.28
0-1Francis Mckay makes a simple pass to James Milligan. James Milligan makes a probing pass to George Dichio. George Dichio lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Malcolm Shields manages to gather it comfortably.
28.18
James Milligan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Royce.
32.38
0-1Martin Seaman kicks a strong pass forward to Jody Gardner. Jody Gardner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Moore but he's offside!
38.14
James Milligan kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
40.48
Andy Lua-Lua comes in with a late challenge on Charles-Edward Safanjon. The referee calls over Andy Lua-Lua and warns him to calm down! Charles-Edward Safanjon runs off the knock.
42.48
Fredrik Fletcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Lua-Lua. Andy Lua-Lua knocks the ball forward to Duncan Burgess. Duncan Burgess sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Billy Fletcher!
44.16
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
Francis Mckay passes the ball forward to James Milligan. James Milligan makes a simple pass to Chris Youds. Chris Youds chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Norwich City kicking off!
51.26
Liam Cole flicks the ball to his team mate, George Dichio. George Dichio goes all the way! George Dichio cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
53.32
Fredrik Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Seaman. Martin Seaman knocks the ball forward to Duncan Burgess. Duncan Burgess passes the ball forward to Francis Moore. Francis Moore takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
54.43
Fredrik Fletcher sees space and advances. Fredrik Fletcher decides to run forward with the ball. Fredrik Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Gardner. Jody Gardner shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
55.13
Graeme Fenton kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Seaman. Martin Seaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Burgess. Duncan Burgess shoots from outside the area but Billy Fletcher is on top of it.
59.50
Fredrik Fletcher makes a probing pass to Marc Mendonca. Marc Mendonca flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Burgess. Duncan Burgess controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.29
Charles-Edward Safanjon passes the ball forward to George Dichio. George Dichio makes a probing pass to Chris Youds. Chris Youds makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.52
James Milligan passes the ball forward to Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.37
Blackburn Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Norwich City's defence.
73.41
Gareth Montague flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Goodwin. Matt Goodwin makes a simple pass to Chris Youds. Chris Youds goes all the way! Chris Youds cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.18
Charles-Edward Safanjon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, George Dichio. George Dichio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mervin Unsworth.
81.34
Graeme Fenton clumsily knocks into Carl Cutler. The referee calls over Graeme Fenton and warns him to calm down! Carl Cutler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.50
Gareth Montague knocks the ball forward to Liam Cole. Liam Cole chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Youds. Chris Youds tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Malcolm Shields manages to gather it comfortably.
89.02
Marc Mendonca flicks the ball to his team mate, Francis Moore. Francis Moore plays a perfect one-two with Duncan Burgess and rushes in on goal... Francis Moore rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
26.4%
43.7%
29.9%
Scorers
| Chris Youds 73 | Francis Moore 15 |